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Grand Rapids, MI jobs, layoffs and employers

442 open professional jobs in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids is in Kent County.

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Employers hiring most in Grand Rapids

  1. Corewell Health30 open roles
  2. Acrisure26 open roles
  3. Creative Financial Staffing16 open roles
  4. Disher16 open roles
  5. General Electric13 open roles
  6. Trane U.s.11 open roles
  7. BDO USA9 open roles
  8. Rockford University9 open roles
  9. Acron Aviation5 open roles
  10. Actalent5 open roles

Grand Rapids layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Grand Rapids in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Grand Rapids

Colleges in Grand Rapids
CollegeTypeStudents
Aquinas CollegePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Calvin UniversityPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Cornerstone UniversityPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Davenport UniversityPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Calvin Theological SeminaryPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Kuyper CollegePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Grand Rapids

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Grand Rapids.

Conferences in Grand Rapids

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Grand Rapids. 1 with dates announced.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Grand Rapids. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • West Michigan Works! Grand Rapids Service Center

    Grand Rapids · Comprehensive · 616-336-4460

    Monday through Friday, 8am - 5pm

  • West Michigan Works! SE Service Center- Kent

    Grand Rapids · Comprehensive · 616-336-4040

    Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Kent County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 339,780

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 658,844

    people in Kent County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $80,390

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 42%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: WARN notices from Michigan’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.